Published in 1945, the novel popularized the use of "two solitudes" as referring to a perceived lack of communication between English- and French-speaking Canadians.Ĭontent note: This book contains racial slurs that readers may find offensive or upsetting. Against this backdrop the country is forming, the chasm between French and English communities growing deeper. If this sprawling half-continent has a heart, here it is. Two old races and religions meet here and live their separate legends, side by side.
The novel centres around Paul Tallard and his struggles in reconciling the differences between the English identity of his love Heather Methuen and her family, and the French identity of his father. Two Solitudes is here to chronicle and pay tribute to this historic rivalry, and register future chapters as they unfold into the next century. Winner of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction Canada Reads Selection (CBC), 2013A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes is the story of two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation should be. Hugh MacLennan likes to centre his books on historical events in Canada. That is probably due to the fact that I grew up in Quebec and the book had to do with the French/ English animosity. That one I read over 40 years ago and in truth, I have never forgotten it. In his vivid portrayals of human drama in First World War–era Quebec, MacLennan focuses on two individuals whose love increases the prejudices that surround them until they discover that "love consists in this, that two solitudes protect, and touch and greet each other." Prior to this book, I have only read one other book by Hugh MacLennan- Two Solitudes. Winner of the Governor General's Award for FictionĪ landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes is the story of two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation should be.
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